Improving productivity and environmental sustainability

Nearly one-half the world's population depends on rice for food. An ideal climate and a high level of sophisticated technology have given rise to California's unique water-seeded method of rice production, which produces the highest average annual rice yields in the world. The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Rice Research and Information Program was created to address important issues on rice and to provide the general public (especially California rice growers) with up-to-date knowledge and technologies on rice production.

Agronomy Fact Sheets -The Agronomy Fact Sheets are provided to guide rice growers on the agronomic characteristics, area of adaptation and management guidelines of varieties grown in California.

Rice Statistics - Rice acreage and production in the U.S. and California, cost of production

Rice Production in California - Overview of the cultural system and crop management practices used by California rice growers

Weed Management - Weed susceptibility, application timing, and water management regimes for California rice herbicides

Pest Management - Impact of Management Strategies for Rice Water Weevil on Populations of Non-Target Invertebrates in California Rice (paper presented at the 4th TRC meeting in Italy)

Water Quality and Management - Rice Straw Management and Water Quality in Northern California (powerpoint presentation)

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